A case study of using an efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system to develop variegated lettuce by Chi D Nguyen, Juncheng Li, Baiquan Mou, Haijun Gong, Heqiang Huo

“…Successful gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 has been illustrated in different plant species, but an important aesthetic characteristic of leaf variegation remained unexplored. …”
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Well-crystallized MIL-68(Al) prepared in isopropanol as an efficient adsorbent of furfural for wastewater abatement by Yongshiling Hu, Qi Yang, Yongsheng Liu, Yejun Guan, Jie Yang

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Carbon-Nanotube-Based Superhydrophobic Magnetic Nanomaterial as Absorbent for Rapid and Efficient Oil/Water Separation by Rabiga M. Kudaibergenova, Fernanda F. Roman, Adriano S. Silva, Gulnar K. Sugurbekova

“…The new PU/CNT/NiFe₂O₄/PDMS sponge exhibits excellent superhydrophobic/oleophilic/mechanical properties and water repellency (water absorption rate of 0.4%) while having good absorption of oil, olive oil, and organic liquids of different densities (absorption capacity of 21.38 to 44.83 g/g), excellent separation efficiency (up to 99.81%), the ability to be reused for removing oil and organic solvents for more than 10 cycles, and easy control and separation from water using a magnet. …”
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An Efficient Semantic Segmentation Framework with Attention-Driven Context Enhancement and Dynamic Fusion for Autonomous Driving by Jia Tian, Peizeng Xin, Xinlu Bai, Zhiguo Xiao, Nianfeng Li

“…The encoder leverages a high-efficiency backbone, while the decoder introduces a dynamic fusion mechanism designed to enhance information interaction between different feature branches. …”
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A Hybrid Efficient U-Net Framework for Detection of Anterior Belly of the Digastric Muscle on Ultrasonography by Sule Erdem, Suheda Erdem, Muammer Turkoglu, Abdulkadir Sengur, Nebras M. Sobahi

“…Future studies can increase the generalization capacity of the model by testing it in different modalities.…”
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Bidentate-coordinated Mn/C catalyst for high-efficiency aerobic oxidation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid by Tun Wu, Haoyu Peng, Xilong Tu, Yani Liu, Liqiu Mao, Wenzhou Zhong

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Investigating Dopant Effects in ZnO as an Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics by Anusha Puliparambil Thilakan, Pei‐Lun Hung, Jin‐Bin Yang, Ding‐Lun Lin, Shien‐Der Tzeng, Yu‐Kuei Hsu, Chih‐Hung Tsai, Yi‐Hao Pai, Atshushi Yabushita, Chih‐Wei Luo, Mei‐Hsin Chen

“…By doping the elements with different numbers of valence electrons (Al3+ and Sn4+ ions) into the ZnO matrix, device conversion efficiencies of 8.69% and 9.21%, respectively, are achieved. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Thermal Coating Paints on Indoor Temperature and Energy Efficiency in Colombian Caribbean Homes by Frank Florez-Montes, Antonio Martínez-Lengua, Miguel E. Iglesias-Martínez, John Alexander Taborda Giraldo, Eduardo Balvis, Fernanda Peset, Romeo J. Selvas-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Castro-Palacio, Juan A. Monsoriu, Pedro Fernández de Córdoba

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The perceived influence of COVID-19 preventive measures on the profit efficiency of smallholders’ cereal marketers in Cameroon by Djomo Choumbou Raoul Fani, Ukpe Udeme Henrietta, Rayner Tabetando, Gama Emmanuel Nkwi, Siewe Francois, Godwin Anjeinu Abu, Ali Ayuba, Zoubeirou Mainassara, Opaluwa Haruna Ibrahim, Donald Denen Dzever, Obi Samuel, Bethel Fidelis Ewung

“…This study was carried out to analyse the perceived influence of COVID-19 preventive measures on the profit efficiency of smallholders’ cereal marketers in Cameroon. …”
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Comparative analysis of the efficiency of the use of various types of conduits during coronary artery bypass grafting by L. D. Shengelia, M. O. Konshina, B. Sh. Berdibekov, Z. F. Fatulaev, M. K. Sanakoev, S. A. Donakanyan, K. V. Petrosyan, M. M. Alshibaya, I. Yu. Sigaev, V. Yu. Merzlyakov

“…The retrospective study included 282 patients, who underwent CABG, performed with different types of conduits. The average age of the patients was 63.2±8.5 years; the majority of 231 patients (81.9%) were male. …”
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WirelessNet: An Efficient Radio Access Network Model Based on Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks by Jose Perdomo, M. A. Gutierrez-Estevez, Chan Zhou, Jose F. Monserrat

“…WirelessNet represents network nodes and the underlying wireless phenomena between them as nodes and edges of different type in a heterogeneous graph. Heterogeneous graphs are fed as samples into the HMPGNN model to simulate the wireless phenomena within WirelessNet’s model architecture. …”
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Efficient multi‐key fully homomorphic encryption over prime cyclotomic rings with fewer relinearisations by TanPing Zhou, NingBo Li, QiQi Lai, XiaoYuan Yang, YiLiang Han, WenChao Liu

“…Abstract Multi‐key fully homomorphic encryption (MKFHE) allows computations on ciphertexts encrypted by different users, which can be applied to implement secure multi‐party computing (MPC). …”
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On the Performance and Efficiency of Surface Air Cooler Working under High Temperature and High Humidity Condition by Juan Yang, Jing Yu, Shijing Wang, Weidong Yan

“…More importantly, the conclusion of this paper also points out that, different from the adjusting strategy under conventional working conditions, reducing the head-on wind speed is the best adjusting strategy when the air surface cooler is used in high temperature and high humidity working conditions. …”
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Molecular mechanisms induced by phase modifiers used in hydrometallurgy: consequences on transfer efficiency and process safety by El Maangar, Asmae, Prévost, Sylvain, Dourdain, Sandrine, Zemb, Thomas

“…Finally, the consequences of these mechanisms on the extraction efficiency and selectivity are discussed.…”
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Filtration Efficiency of Air Conditioner Filters and Face Masks to Limit Exposure to Aerosolized Algal Toxins by Cassandra J. Gaston, Haley M. Royer, Raymond J. Leibensperger, Daniela Maizel, Kaycie B. Lanpher, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Larry E. Brand, R. Grace Zhai, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Kimberly J. Popendorf

“…In this work, we characterized both the particle filtration efficiency using particle sizing instruments as well as the mass concentration of different congeners of aerosolized microcystin (MC) toxins that penetrate through commercially available face masks and air conditioner (AC) filters. …”
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Enhancement of the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO utilizing luminescent Y2O3 particles by Serdar Gültekin, Isil Birlik, Sibel Oguzlar, Kadriye Ertekin

“…The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the MB solution was evaluated for different concentrations of the counterparts of the ZnO-Y _2 O _3 composite. …”
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Efficient Detection of Floating Algal Blooms Using Sentinel-2 Imagery: The Introduction of the SFABI Index by M. Saygi, I. Colkesen, M. Celen

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Quantitative design and production methods for sustainably increasing maize grain yield and resource use efficiency by Huaxiang JI, Guangzhou LIU, Wanmao LIU, Yunshan YANG, Xiaoxia GUO, Guoqiang ZHANG, Zhiqiang TAO, Shaokun LI, Peng HOU

“…Maize is the most productive and most widely planted food crop in China and has the highest yield potential among different crops. Increasing the yield of maize per unit area has become one of the key goals in agriculture in China. …”
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A simplified and efficient method for isolating small extracellular vesicles for comparative and comprehensive translational research by Prahalad Singh Bharti, Komal Rani, Rishabh Singh, Sanskriti Rai, Simran Rastogi, Manya Batra, Abhay Mishra, Sadaqa Zehra, Priya Kumari Gorai, Manda Venkata Sasidhar, Gyan Prakash Modi, Garima Malik, Neerja Rani, Kapil Dev, Thota Jagadeshwar Reddy, Krishna Kishore Inampudi, Fredrik Nikolajeff, Saroj Kumar

“…The results highlight the efficacy of the proposed protocol, demonstrating the ease and efficiency of isolating sEVs from different biofluids with minimal laboratory requirements and confirming the compatibility with multi-omics analyses. …”
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Fe(II)-loaded goat manure biochar efficiently activated peroxymonosulfate for tetracycline degradation in groundwater by Lianjie Fan, Lianjie Fan, Lianjie Fan, Qinglin Xie, Yanhong Li, Shengzhang Zou, Shengzhang Zou, Haiping Lu, Haiping Lu, Su Ling Li, Su Ling Li, Xiaoxiao Li

“…In addition, the TC degradation efficiency was inhibited to different extents by inorganic anions (HCO3−>Cl−>NO3−) in water. …”
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